The paper discusses state, regulative framework, and recent developments in leveraging access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Kyrgyz Republic through global value chain (GVC) examples in the Kyrgyz Republic. Access to finance in the Kyrgyz Republic is...

Using the procedures stipulated by the grounded theory, this study reports the findings of in-depth semi-structured interviews with five owners-managers of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)on how performance is being measured. The findings reveal that the owners-managers use a hybrid...

This study investigates how market-oriented behavior (MO) and performance measurement systems (PMS) adoption are associated with performance in SMEs. Empirical data was collected by a survey from 123 Finnish firms. Empirical data is analyzed by structural equation modeling (SEM) and factor...

Objective: The objective of the article is to investigate the extent and level of sufficiency economy philosophy (SEP) practice, the performance measured by the balanced scorecard (BSC) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand, and to test the influence of SEP practice on SMEs’...

This study aims to explore the relationship between informal social relations between top-managers and the sophistication of the performance measurement system (PMS) in small-and-medium sized manufacturing companies. Drawing on social network theory, I argue that when TMT members are networked...

One of the major issues for SME development has been access to finance. This paper examines the current state of SME development and financing in Kazakhstan. It also examines the current state of the development of value chains and discusses barriers for agriculture value chain financing. The...

How do companies know that they are staying in course? How can managers make sure their efforts are, indeed, being directed towars value creation? The measurement of a company’s performance is the only way to assure the ultimate company’s purpose is being achieved, which is to create value...